Canada’s Building Trades Unions welcomes today’s announcement by the Government of Canada of a new high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City. This investment will produce more than 50,000 jobs, including thousands of skilled trades jobs in the construction sector during the life of the project, contributing substantially to Canada’s economic growth.
While we welcome this announcement and applaud the government for this forward-thinking initiative, we also call on the government to make sure this large public investment maximizes job creation and supports workers, by paying union wages and benefits, as well as ensuring job opportunities for our youth through apprenticeship requirements.
